Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 355 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop
3. 3.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
6. 6.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
12. 12.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) a head turns in a curve
18. 18.Which of these shows arcs? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm swings in a curve
19. 19.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) a car eases to a stop
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) more frames near stops
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
29. 29.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cape keeps moving on
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a lift starts gently (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a breath before a shout
37. 37.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
38. 38.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs

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